BSCAS Essential: Tutorial 1

Police power is the State’s power to regulate liberty and property for the promotion of general welfare. The said inherent power of the State is the strongest of all State powers.

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  The Senate and the House of Representative are what the Congress are composed of. The latter may also be referred as the Lower House of Congress.

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Customs Administrative Order (CAO) contains the policy statements and implementing rules of the CMO for public in general while the Customs Memorandum Order (CMO) contains the necessary details to the CMTA. The former need not have the approval of the Secretary of Finance.

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Ministerial Power refers to authority granted by the law to a head of state or government or other high official to act on his own discretion under certain conditions, for instance, in an emergency. It also connotes obedience. 

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During Barter System money is their medium of exchange. Under Philippine Administrative Act No. 355 (1902), Insular Collector of Customs has been formally named Collector of Customs for the Port of Manila.

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Bureau of Customs is under what Department in the Philippine government?

• Bureau of Internal Revenue

• Department of Agriculture

• Department of Finance

• Department of Trade and Industry

Under Section ____ of the CMTA, the Commissioner, subject to the approval of Secretary of Finance shall promulgate rules and regulations for the enforcement of this Act.

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The Commissioner of Customs shall furnish the following with electronic copies of department orders, circulars, rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the CMTA except for one;

• Senate

• Congress

• President

• Tariff Commission

The power of the Commissioner of Customs to promulgate rules and regulations is a

• Quasi-Judicial Power

• Judicial Power

• Quasi-Legislative Power

• Legislative Power

The following are the requirements for the validity of rules and regulations except for one;

• Its promulgation must be authorized by the legislative

• It must be within the scope of authority given by the President

• Must be reasonable, consistent with the law and not arbitrary in application

• Not for self-interest and non discriminatory to each other to secure the end in view.